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India Ratings Upgrades Gallantt Metal to ‘IND A’/Stable

India Ratings Upgrades Gallantt Metal to ‘IND A’/Stable

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has upgraded Gallantt Metal Limited’s (Gallantt) Long-Term Issuer Rating to ‘IND A’ from ‘IND A-’. The Outlook is Stable. The instrument-wise rating actions are as follows:

Instrument Type

Date of Issuance

Coupon Rate (%)

Maturity Date

Size of Issue (million)

Rating/Outlook

Rating Action

fund-based limits

-

-

-

INR500

IND A/Stable/IND A1

Upgraded

Non-fund-based limits

-

-

-

INR1,250

IND A1

Upgraded

KEY RATING DRIVERS

Improved
Operational Performance due to Upswing in TMT Bars Industry: In line with
the pick-up in the iron & steel industry, the thermo mechanically treated (TMT)
bars industry too has seen a significant turnaround with revival in infrastructure
and housing sectors in western India. Blended quantity sold increased to 0.24mmt
in FY18 (FY17: 0.22mmt million), resulting in value sales improving 37% yoy. Blended
EBITDA/tonne also improved to INR3,643/MT in FY18 (FY17: INR2,346/MT),
resulting in a rise in EBITDA margins to 10.2% (8.5%). Large Capex
Entirely Self-Funded:
The company has over the last one year announced a large capex of INR2.25 billion
to enhance its TMT capacity by 55% from 0.25mmt, which would make it a medium-sized
player in the TMT industry. The entire project would be completed by December
2019 using internal accruals. The company has already spent around INR0.5 billion
and has completed the civil works while ordering for part of the plant and
machinery. Gallantt expects to generate INR1 billion of EBITDA in FY19 and FY20,
which is likely to provide sufficient internal accruals to complete the
project. This capex is likely to improve the company’s scale of operations
which is at a modest level with revenue of INR8,456 million (FY17: INR6,167 million). Near Debt-free Nature
of Operations:
The company expects to remain debt free, subject to the drawal of working
capital debt of INR0.5 billion as and when needed. The projected net
debt/EBITDA is expected to remain subdued (below 0.5x) in the medium term as
against 0.63x in FY18 (FY17: 1.41x; FY16: 0.95x). The coverage also is likely to
remain comfortable in the medium term. Unsecured Loans
Extended to Unrelated Companies; But Adequate Liquidity: The company
has as of March 2018 extended unsecured loans of INR700 million to unrelated
companies as corporate deposits, because it had excess funds. Gallantt has
indicated that this money is available on call and could be used by them as and
when needed for the capex plans. Also, its fund-based working capital
utilisation was at an average of 60% for the 12 months ended July 2018.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Positive: A significant
increase in the scale of operations along with the maintenance of the EBITDA
margin and credit metrics on a sustained basis could lead to a positive rating
action. Negative: A sustained increase in net leverage above
1x would lead to a negative rating action.

COMPANY PROFILE

Incorporated in 2005, GML manufactures sponge iron, mild
steel billets and re-rolled products (TMT bars). It also has a 33MW captive
power plant. GML is promoted by Mr. Chandra Prakash Agrawal and is listed on
the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange.FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Particulars

FY18

FY17

Revenue (INR million)

8,456

6,167

EBITDA (INR million)

865

526

Interest cost (INR million)

66

63

EBITDA margins (%)

10.2

8.5

Net leverage (x)

0.63

1.41

Gross interest coverage (x)

13.18

8.37

Source: Gallantt,
Ind-Ra

RATING HISTORY

Instrument Type

Current Rating/Outlook

Historical Rating/Outlook

Rating Type

Rated Limits (million)

Rating

10 July
2017

21 March 2016

Issuer rating

Long-term

-

IND A/Stable

IND A-/Stable

IND A-/Stable

Fund-based limits

Long-term/Short-term

INR500

IND A/Stable/IND A1

IND A-/Stable/IND A2+

IND A-/Stable/IND A2+

Non-fund-based limits

Short-term

INR1,250

IND A1

IND A2+

IND A2+

COMPLEXITY LEVEL OF INSTRUMENTS

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